The Belgian Cup is a knockout competition for football clubs in Belgian football, organized by the

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. It was first unofficially organized in 1908 as a tournament between teams representing the various

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, with players from the various clubs reallocated into teams based on their province of origin, with the team representing

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defeating the

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team in the first edition final. The first club edition of the Belgian Cup occurred during the 1911–12 season. The tournament is currently open to all clubs registered in the

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, although clubs outside the top 5 levels, playing in the regional Belgian Provincial Leagues can only qualify through regional cup tournaments. The competition culminates at the end of the league season (usually in May) with the Belgian Cup Final, although in recent years it has sometimes taken place in March or April ahead of the end of season playoffs. The vast majority of Belgian Cup Final matches have been in Brussels: most of these were played at the King Baudouin Stadium, which has been the location since 1996. The other venues used for the final before 1996 were the Stade Maurice Dufrasne (1994), the

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(1985, 1987, 1993 & 1995),

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(1986 & 1992), the

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(1927 & 1935), the Stade du Vivier d'Oie (1914), the former ''Rue du Forest Stadium'' (1913) and the temporary pitch of

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located in

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(1912). As of 2022, the record for the most wins is held by

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with 11 victories. The cup has been won by the same team in two or more consecutive years on six occasions, with only

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winning consecutive finals more than once. The cup is currently held by

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, who defeated

in the

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Results

* The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and

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s to the article about that season. * The wikilinks in the "Score" column point to the article about that season's final game.

Results by team

Teams shown in ''italics'' and with red background are no longer in existence.

Repeated final pairings

A total of 9 final pairings have been repeated on 15 occasions. Of these 9 final pairings, 13 have included

as a finalist. Three of these pairings have been played more than twice. The most common final is

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, having occurred on six occasions. This is also the only final pairing to have been played in consecutive seasons, and this on three occasions. The longest span between repeated finals is Anderlecht v

, occurring 38 years apart in

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and

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. Pairings shown in ''italics'' and with red background can no longer occur due to one or both teams no longer existing.

Notes

External links

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